at the live desk, i'm wendy rieger.ack to you. >>> it was more than just the snow causing problems on this road. take a look at this snowplow that fell into a sinkhole this morning. the driver escaped and was unhurt. it could take hours to get the truck out. >>> there's a program coming to town to try to help you know your value as a woman. the effort is being driven by mika brzezinski of msnbc. she wrote a book last year about the roadblocks she faced in her career and how she overcame them. now she wants women to share their own experiences with one another. so she's gathering groups of experts for day-long interactive programs in five cities. >> we're going to have successful women experts on this and we're going to be working on stage but also engaging the audience in a number of different ways including competitive ways to help women really come out of themselves and learn how to negotiate effectively. >> there's also a digital component to this a sight that will feature live streams of the conferences and other re

at t li desk, i'm wendy rieger. back tyou. >> thank you wendy. >>> tonighjettw is charged wi murder in the death of uva student hannah graham. prosecutoels her parents were consulted on matthew's indictmentan whi the grahams me closer to justice the morgan harrington case remainsn. david culvt joins us live from charlottese explain where both cases could go from here. david? >> repo: doreen, for folks who have o nbc washington app, you've be getting all day the alerts and updates when it comes to this case. hannah gra abduction and death now a step closer to the judicial process. will come here to albemarle county. when it comes to morgan harringtos case, tonight there is still no named murder suspect. the emotional journey to this point stretches back five months to the day hannah graham vanished f the downtown mall. >> the albemarle county police departmentas completed our investigatin disappearae and death of hannah gr. >> reportt po investigas over. they're searching for hannah ending in tragedy, the discovery of

at the live desk i'm wendy rieger. to you. >> thank you, wendy. >>> this has been a winter much of the nation would like to forget but it's not going away. the overnight storm took out power and stranded driverst on snowy roads, caused hundreds of flight cancellations too. the south was hit the the north is getting tired of all this. nbc's sarah dallof joins us live from boston with more. sarah? >> reporter: good evening, doreen. the new snow is expected to push boston into its second snowiest winter on record and it's not the state getting hit hardest by this latest storm. mother nature on the attack, targeting a large swat of the country from the midwest to the east coast, new england to the south. >> you know it don't snow like this all the time, but when it comes here -- >> it comes in with a vengeance. >> reporter: the storm blew in monday night sparing no one. today federal offices in washington are closed and a state of emergency declared in d.c. as well as north carolina virginia mississippi, georgia, kentucky

>> i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. we have just learned that a man who tried to hire a hitman to kill his ex-wife will now spend at least 20 years in prison. he was convicted of ordering a $1,000 hit on his fourth ex-wife. he met a purported hitman at four corners in silver spring showed him pictures of the target and shared her address. the hitman was a cop. he now he has a lengthy history of domestic violence with the ex, and the sentence includes five years' prodags and no contact with the ex-wife. >>> the first family will travel down to selma, alabama, next week. they will honor the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march that changed the course of history. that march is the subject of the oscar-nominated film "selma." on march 7th 1965 hundreds of activists asserting their right to vote were violently attacked as they marched across the ed pettis bridge. the violence stunned the world and eventually became known as bloody sunday. as part of their trip, the obamas will also honor the 50th anniversary of the vot

news4's wendy rieger has more at the live desk. wendy? >> yes. the family of kayla mueller just wrapped up a press conference in prescott arizona. kayla's parents did not work but one of her aunts did. obviousl it was very emotiona let's listen. >> she has done more in her 26 years than many people can ever say they have done in their lifetime.e wor wants to be more like kayla, and as bad as her legacy and the footprint that she leaves on the world, then that is a wonderful thing. she wrote, "i have come see there good in every situatio we just have to look for it." and right now that's what we're all trying to do. >> the parents of kayla mueller annound ts morning that they got evidence that she was indeed hostage. we do not know where or how her death took place. back to you. >>> right now, many communities in the northeast are taking drastic steps to get rid of record amounts of snow. and to make matters worse, there's snow on the way. >> nbc's sarah dollop talked to one resident who said what in others feeling -- f >> repor no break from the

at the live desk i'm wendy rieger. to you. >>> as women, let's do more to help all women lead on and succeed. you do does not have to be big and dramatic. you don't have to run for office. [ laught although if you do more power to you. >> hillary clint dropping more hints about her future plans at a women's tech conference in silicon valley last night. later she said she hasn't made a final decision on a 2016 run for the whit we tracking arrests in a new isis threat here in the u.s. three men living in brooklyn are charged with conspiring to help isis. the i says two of the suspects were willing and even eager to conduct terror strikes here on u.s. soil. steve handelsman is live on capitol where the arrests could raise the stakes in the homela secur funding battle. steve? absolutely pat. thanks. go evening. one member of congress the house side peter king of new york a republican called it insane. but it's sti a fact up here on the hill that going down to the deadline the fight continues over funding for the department

wendy rieger is at the live desk with more on that. >> we just got an update on those patients. we've learned the driver of that train is still in very bad shape. it's metrok train. it slammed into a truck that was stuck on the tracks early this morning near oxnard. 38 people whuree critically. they'ral chei t driver of the truck. he was found disoriented more than a mile from the crash scene. not clear how his truck became stranded on t tracks. investigats improved train cars may have ke more people from serious injury. metro link redesigned those cars after several deadly accidents between thye 2d 2008. at le desk, wendy rieger, back to you. >>> the kidnappers of an american missionary in nigeria are demanding a ransom of all $300,000 for her safe return. the reverend phyllis sordor of the free methodist church in seattle was abducted by five armed men mo morning at work in central nigeria. police told nbc news the kidnappers p criminals rather than terrorists because they only took her and the extremist group boko hitteraram does not generally operate in that area. >>> republ

. >>> i'm wendy rieger. i go backstage with a hot young director who is really cooking up something for a lot of shows at signature theater. >>> maryland state highway officials tell news4 there are no plans for major repairs to a beltway overpass, all of this after a convictcrete chunk fell onto a woman's car. katherine dean said it sounded like a bomb as she drove down suitland road yesterday afternoon approaching andrews air force base. today we got an inspection one of 82 that are considered structurally deficient in the state of maryland. in a statement state highway officials say the i-95 bridge over suitland road is safe and the debris that fell is superficial, they say, and has nothing to do with the integrity or the safety of the bridge. >> that's saying that what happened to me is normal, is acceptable. it's not acceptable. it's not normal. >> state officials say they are now inspecting that bridge every six months. >>> been to the theater lately? if so, you're probably over the age of 40. younger

i'm wendy rieger. back to you. >> it's here. we're already see snoeg across our area and, folks, this is just the beginning. >> storm team 4 is tracking this winter storm that could leave us digging out from several inches of snow. our coverage continues. >>> companies in northern virginia and maryland are among more than 200 businesses lining up to ask the federal government for permission to begin flying their drones now rather than wait for new rules to be finalized more than a year from now. proposed rules were announced yesterday. news4's brian mooar has our story. >> reporter: after a decade of talk, the faa has proposed rules for drones. a dramatic new angle for filmmakers more realtors showcaseing property inspectors can check out bridges. companies are bank ong unmanned craft because they can go where people won't or can't. and the faa recognizes that's a big deal. >> they might be able to be used in situations where it might be dangerous to send a conventional aircraft such as overseeing a fire. >> reporter: but there

what you need to know to protect your hard-earned rewards right >>> i'm wendy rieger with breaking news at the live desk. chopper 4 has just arrived at the scene of a school bus accident in montgomery county. these are some live pictures. this is happening -- we had some live pictures and we'll try to get them to you in just a second. this is georgia avenue and slygo avenue in silver spring. we've learned there are 50 charn on that school bus and at least two of them have minor injuries. this school bus left slydo creek elementary. we have heard two students may be injured out of the 50 on there. we do not know the extent of those injuries. but georgia avenue and slygo avenue in silver spring there is going to be a problem there for traffic if you go through there this afternoon. we'll keep you posted. back to you. >> their stories have touched millions. the nfl player who's been by his daughter leah's side every step of the way as she fights cancer. >> the courage shown by both devin and leah that was honored in washington. jason pew has their story. >> watching my daughter fight for h

. >>> i'm wendy rieger at the live desk where lance armstrong has been caught cheating again. but this time to avoid a traffic citation. this was aspen, colorado during the holiday. police say the disgraced cyclist hit two parked cars and then drove off after leaving a party. but his girlfriend anna hanson took the blame saying she was driving so it wouldn't get into the media. police got suspicious. valet parking attendants at the party were spoken to and they say armstrong was driving that night. under questioning, hanson admitted she lied to protect her boyfriend. back to you. >>> so how far would you go far good job? a man in michigan walks 21 miles a day every day, folks. james robertson's car broke down ten years ago. he hasn't had the money to fix it. and the bus only goes part of the way to his job at a factory. his trip takes him 2 1/2 hours each way. his shift is from 2:00 in the afternoon to 10:00 at night so, part of his commute is in the dark. he even makes the commute in bad weather there, you see. james explains why it's all worth it. >> i can't imagine not work

i'm wendy rieger. after record-breaking colds, we are looking at another storm, and i would's not just the snow we need to worry about. jim handly and chief meteorologist doug kammerer are in storm team 4's weather center to tell you what we need to prepare for. >> overtime central here in the storm center doug. record cold this morning, now we have a winter storm warning, not just snow. things could be dangerous tomorrow. >> yeah. unfortunately it's happening on the weekend. that's a good thing and a bad thing. good because it is the weekend and not everybody's on the roads. bad thing because we all got stuff to do on the weekend. the winter weather advisories and the winter storm warnings. the warnings in the pink including frederick county western loudoun county and everybody off to the west. if you're west of the blue ridge, that you. if you're down into the purple areas, fredericksburg southern maryland d.c. the i-95 corridor, back towards culpeper that's the winter weather advisory. what we are g

. >>> i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. we have new clues tonight into who may have set that fire at a chantilly walmart. police leased these pictures of the man they think started it. that store had to be evacuated last wednesday when staff noticed flames in a clothing section. police believe this this man ignited some sort of a device is that started that fire. surveillance cameras took these picture just near the clothing section before the fire started. police are asking for help to identify him. at the live desk i'm wendy rieger. >>> talk about lucking out. you're talking about two women who survived a plummet by their suv 60 feet off the hackensack river bridge up in new jersey today. the driver of the car says she swerved when a tractor-trailer cut her off. she hit a snowbank on the bridge and that sent the vehicle flying through the air. it landed upright. firefighters cut away the roof and the doors to get the women out. but they were only complaining about neck and back pain right now. >>> a shocking scene at a ma

wendy rieger introduces us to matthew gardner. >> reporter: a theater director is like a chef. he's got to bring something different to the table these days and still make you swoon over fried chicken. at signature theater, director matthew gardner is keeping it hot in the kitchen. >> i'm constantly aware of what i feel like i would want to watch on stage. >> reporter: gardner just got three helen hayes nominations for directing shows last year. sometimes visual classic, "sunday in the park with george." for a director who just hit 30 these are some high peaks. >> to a degree i feel like everything that i've done to this point has been a bit of an effort because everything that i've been doing has been sort of new to me. >> gardner is a bit of a protege. he was a teenager when he was discovered by signature's creative force, eric schaefer. schaefer was so impressed he hired gardner before he graduated from college. >> with matt it's great because he does -- you know he'll bring shows and say you should really look at this. >> reporter: gardner had the foresight to produce "real

. >>> i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. let's look at the conditions the new england patriots are flying into as they try to land in boston. check out logan airport. >> these are the weather conditions. the football team and super bowl champs expected to land probably in the next half hour or so. it is still bad. the airport is still open. their flight has not been delayed or send some place else to land. 300 flights have been canceled and the weather so >>> my resolution is to be more active. even though i'm a fitness trainer, i work a schedule 8 to 12 hours a day and because i'm more active with that schedule it cuts into my own training. i actually use a schedule and use a calendar and plug my workouts into that calendar. i stick with it and so far so good. we're never without a phone or ipad ipad et cetera have reminders that come up on your phone and calendar so you stick with it and motivate yourself. >>> a woman's screams may have saved her life. a man broke into her house in koran nad koran koran -- coronada place.

. >>> and m wendy rieger at the live desk. a woman o killed her lover in bed will spending the rest of her life behind bars. katrina benz sentenced today to life i prison plus 20 years. this traveling nurse was convicte of killing her lover in a silver spring apent right after they had sex. news4'solas at the sentencindhe reactio the family. that's coming up on news 4 at 5:00. >>> popular georgetown bar may be closing but pieces of lit live on. the rhino bar is auctioning off its decor tomorrow. they include the big rhino head over the bar sports memorabilia on the walls as well as furnitu a signs. interes bidders stopped by to take a look at the items today. this is rhino bar's last week of operation. the ow a renewing their license -- their lease, rather. the bar had been open for 18 years. >>> she herndon high school's top shot. >> and she'll soon be competing in the regional air rifle champions. >> there she is allison maxwell is a member of herndon's navy junior rotc program, and she holds e individual shooting record a t

news4's wendy rieger has details from the live desk. >> well, within the past hour, the president unveiled his request to the nation but already lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are skeptical about several details. here is what the request entails calls for things like air strikes in iraq and syria, the training of local forces and humanitarian aid for civilians for a limit of three years. it also asks that no geographical limit be placed on where military actions can take place. the president also said this is not an authorization for another ground war but has left the option open of using ground forces. >> we had actionable intelligence about a gathering of isil leaders, and our partners didn't have the capacity to get them. i would be be prepared to order our special forces to take action because i will not allow these terrorists to have a safe haven. >> democrats are calling that specific point a loophole that could lead to a larger war. republicans on the other hand says the language doesn't go far enough. back to you. >>> just four more days to enroll in a health care plan under

. >>> well is it cold enough for you, wendy rieger? >> i have an antarctica coat so i'm good. >> you said it was an arctic coat earlier. arctic or antarctic? >> yes, it is. yes. i can travel anywhere north or south. >> i want to mike sure because they're reversed depending on which hemisphere you're in. it is going to feel like making our way through the next 24 hours or so. not so tonight. tonight will be a cold night. take a look toward our reston live camera as we are looking at the sun going down, a beautiful shot as the sun makes its way down below the blue ridge. temperatures in the 20s. sunset tonight 5:43 three minutes ago that sun went down below the horizon. looking off towards friendship heights, here it is the bethesda area some of the buildings towards rockville in the distance. 29 degrees currently, 26 at 7:00, 23 at 11:00. it's going to be a cold night but the winds have relaxed a little bit so we're not going to be talking about brutal windchills but just dress for the occasion if you're heading out tonight. 21 in gaith

first at 4 today, where you might be able to earn some cash while >>> i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. incredible video to show you, a fire in montgomery county of a work van. this is a work van that was ignited on moony drive in gaithersburg this afternoon. that's right across the street from the t.w. perry building supply company. firefighters were able to get things under control, but investigators say the van and all that equipment inside was destroyed. firefighters don't know how it started. back to you. >>> a warning from d.c.'s attorney general today, forced changes to a planned public hearing on marijuana. the district's top lawyer warned city council members they could face fines and possible jail time if they went ahead with the hearing so, the council held what it called a roundtable discussion. cong has passed a spending prohibition on the district and the attorney general feared lawmakers could face contempt charges. news4's tom sherwood has reaction tonight at 5:00. >>> if the gamble of an on-time flight is not enough for you, slots could be coming to one of our local ai

. >>> i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. boy, stay off that ice. another kid, a teenager, who fell through the ice on lake royal in burke, virginia. but he was able to pull himself up. these are live pictures from chopper 4. he pulled himself up to a concrete pipe. of course, fairfax county fire and rescue got to him safely. he is in fine shape, but he went through the ice and it could have been a lot worse. stay off the ice. also we are hearing that an anne arundel, a kid was on the ice about 90 feet from shore and got into trouble, didn't fall through. that's in edgewater in anne arundel county. they've gotten to him as well. i don't know the gender. again, stay off the ice. really emphasize to your children, stay off that ice. back to you. >> thank you, wendy. >>> it's a sight that has people stopping and taking pictures, but this strange phenomenon could soon be reduced to rubble. >>> and it's something that soo many of us do but make this mistake, and it could cost you. you could be locked out. consumer reporter erika gonzalez lets us know wha

. >> i'm wendy rieger. he has co to embody the horror of isis brutality. with now we know his name.e is mohammed emwazi. he grew up in west london, has a college degree in computer progrmi "the wasto" s first -- was the first to report his identity and adam goldman, the reporter bro who broke this story a tracked down friends who confirmed emwazi's identity. adam, ths huge story. emwaz ds friends say from what they told you, does he fit the prof of someone who would go to syria and join isis and become th leader that he appearsbe? >> well, we're learning more about him today, andotust what we learned from the friends. it do look like he fit the profil he was radicalized in a west london neighborhood with other like-minded young men who initially wanted to go join al shab somalia. >> what turned him? this is man with a college degree in a nice family. that seems to be a little bit differe i thi we often think that these people come from more impoverd circumstances. >> it's not clear what turned him. the rt of line that's emerging is thatewog to go quote, unquote, on safari in tanzani